HyperDic: set_in

English > 3 senses of the expression set in:
VERBstativeset in, kick inenter a particular state
weatherset inblow toward the shore
changeset inbecome established
English > set in: 3 senses > verb 1, stative
MeaningEnter a particular state.
PatternSomething ----s
Example"Laziness set in"
Synonymkick in
Broaderbegin, startHave a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
English > set in: 3 senses > verb 2, weather
Meaningblow toward the shore.
PatternSomething ----s
Example"That gale could set in on us with the next high tide"
BroaderblowBe blowing or storming
Spanishalcanzar la orilla, alcanzar
English > set in: 3 senses > verb 3, change
MeaningBecome established.
PatternSomething ----s
Example"winter has set in"
Spanishestablecer
Catalanestablir-se

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